She totally caught us by surprise, and radiated that warm orange glow that only the Moon knows how to do.
We sat and gazed, and Moon bathed, and dreamed of past lunations. All those many Moon rises, lifting out of rock, trees, salt water and earth.
Not forgetting the eclipses, both lunar and solar, who could ever get tired of seeing those.
Tonight's Moon was no exception, as always a welcome old friend.
Out and about in the camper van , spent the night at a favourite local dark sky location.
What a beautiful night, witnessed the Moon rosy red and westward bound, melting into the nearby hills near Maenclochog.
Several meteors flashed by, Helen spotted a possible bollide, she mentioned that it left a definite trail in its wake.
Of course I missed it completely, at the time I was totally distracted by the the Plough asterism!
Out towards the east Jupiter was bright and sharp, and nearby the Pleiades was rising, a sure sign that Autumn is here.
Here's a picture I managed to capture with the phone camera.
A perfect night for all astronomers, hopefully the first of many in this new autumn astronomy season.
It's been at least ten weeks since my last solar observation photo.
The weather in that time has not been kind for solar observers (at least where I've been located), and the night skies have been much devoid of star light, or in other words crap!
Strange weather indeed, probably the worst summer weather since about 2012, as far as Pembrokeshire astronomy is concerned.
Return of September Sol.
Finally, this morning the Sun was parked in a beautiful blue sky, and I was able to capture old Sol, resplendent with a chain of prominences.
Above is this morning's picture, captured with the trusty old PST.
Last night we camped in the village of Sereilhac, some maybe 20 miles south west of Limoges. The temperature all day hovered around 30°C ! ...
